Curtain fixture



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J OHN S. WRIGHT, 0F PLEASANTON, KANSAS.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Applieation filed August 8, 1924- Serial No. 730,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. WRIGHT, a citizen of the Ui'lited states, residing at Pleasanton, in the county of Linn and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fixtures for supporting curtainsand draperies, and one object is to provide a fixture of this character having supporting means at its ends adapted to be slipped into position between the wall and a door or window casing for the purpose of reliably holding the fixture in place without the use of nails, screws, or other extraneous fastening devices likely to mar the casing.

A further object is to provide novel supporting means whereon one or more supplemental bars may be supported in addi tion to the main bar of the fixture, the sev-- eral parts interlocking in such manner as to prevent accidental dislocation and to successfully resist the vertical stresses to whlch they are subjected by heavy draperies.

Another object is to provide the fixture with a novel intermediate support to prevent the main and supplemental bars from sagging intermediate their ends beneath the weight of curtains or draperles.

Another object is to provide a fixture that can be adjusted for different sizes of door and window frames, which has comparatively few parts and can be manufactured at relatively small cost.

Other objects will hereinafter appear and in order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the curtain fixture in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the curtain fixture in operative position.

Fig. 3 is a broken longitudinal section of the main rod or bar and supporting elements associated therewith.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of sup porting elements for the main rod or bar and one or more supplemental bars.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on line VV of Fi 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross section on line VI-VI of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation of a supporting member for the intermediate perone another at their tions of the main and supplemental bars, or-rods.

Fig. 8 is a broken detail of one end of one of the supplemental bars, or rods.

Fig. 9 is a. broken perspective of one end of a modified form of main bar, Or rod.

Referring now in detail to the different parts disclosed by the drawing, A designates the upper part of a door or window casing which is secured to the wall B.

2 designates a main member adapted to support a curtain or drapery. Said main member 2 preferably consists of a bar having two sections 4 and 6-, adapted to telescope with adjacent ends, so that they may be adjusted longitudinally for use 1n connection with a pairof supporting brackets 8 when the same are disposed a greater or less distance apart as may be requlred by door or window frames of different widths. The outer ends of thebar 2 are formed with elbows 10 the free ends of which extend approximately at right angles to the main portion of said bar.

As shown by Figs. 8 and 5, the edges of each section 4. and 6 are provided with inturned flanges 12 which are preferably ccextensive with the respective sections and ford telescopic connections between the adjacent ends thereof and also provide socketsat the ends of the elbows 10 for the reception and retention, of the brackets 8.

The brackets 8 have inturned blades l-l adapted to he slipped inwardly between the casing A and the wall B and thereby reliably support the main bar 2 and the parts associated therewith. The blades 1% are preferably provided with upward and downward extensions 16 and 18, respectively, to provide a more substantial support for the bar 2 and parts associated therewith, so that they cannot sag at their forward portions. V

Clamps 2O slidably mounted in the elbows 10 are provided to engage the face of the casing A and thereby cooperate with the blades 14 in reliably supporting the main bar 2 and the parts carried thereby.

Each bracket 8 has one or more interlocking members 22 extending at right angles thereto as more clearly shown by Figs. 3 and 4. Said interlocking members 22 are provided for the purpose of supporting one or. more supplemental bars 24 which are some what similar in shape to the main bar 2, ex

cepting that they have no elbows. The outer ends of the telescopic sections 2-5 and 26 of the supplemental bars 24 are of hollow rectangular cross sectional formation to receive the interlocking members 22 and have lips 28 which extend towards each other and are adapted to interlock with the notched portions 30 of the members 22 whereby the supplen'iental bars 2% are reliably supported. By providing the outer ends of the sections 24- and 26 with the lips Q8, and each interlocking section 22 with two notches 30 to receive said lips care need not be exercised in assembling the fixture as either bracket 8 may be placed in either of the elbows ll), while either end of each supplemental bar 2st may engage over any one ot-the interlocking members A slight protuberance 31 is formed by a punch, or otherwise, in the section 6 to trictionally engage the section 4; of the bar to prevent undue lateral play between said sections and also to prevent them from accidently slipping out of telescopic engagement with each other when the fixture is being handled. The supplemental bars 2i may of course be likewise equipped it desired.

In addition to reliably supporting the fixture at its ends by the blades let and the clan'ips 20, I have provided a member for supporting the intermediate portions of the bars 2 and 2d, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2. Said supporting member 32 is provided with a blade at its upper portion adapted to be slipped downwardly between the upper portion of the casing A and the wall B and said member 32 is provided with spaced seats 36 open at their upper portions for the reception of the bars 2 and 2st.

In the modified form of the main bar 2 disclosed by Fig. 9, the brackets 8 are dispensed with and the ends 2' are turned towards each other and slotted as indicated at if, so that each may be slipped between a door or window casing and the head of a nail or screw projecting from said casing to support the bar. The inner ends of the slots are rounded to engage over the body of the nails or screws irrespective of which side of the bar is uppermost.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided a fixture embodying the advantages above pointed out, and while I have shown and described the preferred construction, combination and arn. a curtain fixture, a main bar having elbows at its ends, brackets mounted in said elbows for carrying said main bar and pro vided with notched supporting members, and a supplemental bar having hollow terniiinals to receive said supporting members and provided with lips for interlocking with the notched portions ot said supporting members.

3. In a curtain fixture, a main bar having elbows at its ends, supplen'iental bars associated with said elbows, means for supporting the ends of the main bar, and a su porting element having spaced seats open at. their upper ends to receive and support the main and supplemental bars intermediate their ends.

l. In a curtain fixture, a main bar consisting" of tclesco nc sections having frictional means for holding them at any point ot their adjustment and each section having an elbow at its outer end with a socket therein, brackets removably fitting within said sockets and provided with notched interlocking members extending at right angles thereto, and supplemental bars consisting of telescopic sections having hollow rectangular outer terminals to receive said interlocking members and lips tor entering the notches in said members. i

5. In a curtain fixture, a bar having clbows at its ends and consisting of telescopic sections, brackets mounted in said elbows and having ii'iturned blades adapted to he slipped between a casing and a wall to which said casing is secured, and clamps slidably mounted in the elbows and adapted to engage the tace of the casing and thereby to act with the blades in supporting the bar.

In testimony whereot I a'liix my signature.

JOHI S. WRIGHT. 

